Anthony Calvanese

Was Nursery Owner

October 20, 1991

Anthony J. Calvanese of Meriden, longtime owner of Calvanese Nursery in Southington, died Saturday. He was 74.

He was born in Southington and had lived in Meriden since 1941. He worked for the Miller Co. in Meriden until 1953, when he took over the nursery business in Southington, operating it until retiring in 1988.

He was an avid coin collector and was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Meriden.